Entries Tagged as ‘Telecom and I.T Industry’

1 February, 2009

Communication Industry

Compiled by: Mirza Rohail B
Pakistan is on the verge of Telecom revolution. Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) in 2004 introduced  two types of license for ISPs – regional and nationwide, and also exempted them from Central Excise Duty. Since liberalization, over the past four years, the Pakistani telecom sector has attracted more than $9 billion in [...]

1 February, 2009

IT Industry overview

The IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) marketplace offers lucrative opportunities for developing countries to join the  ranks of the developed world. The scale and pace of growth in this sector is faster than in any other industry, and a number of developing countries are attempting to emulate the success enjoyed by countries such as China, [...]

25 January, 2009

Musharraf Era: Pakistan Flourishes

Compiled By: Mirza Rohail B
©Our leader – Musharraf
All this is all the more amazing when one considers that just six years ago, Pakistan was on the verge of bankruptcy, with only a little more than $1bn in foreign exchange reserves and its stock market teetering at 1,000 points (worth $5 billion only) and foreign debt [...]